HUNTSVILLE, Alabama (August 05, 2014) - The Army has awarded the final round of solar technology contracts that will support a $7 billion renewable and alternative energy power production for Department of Defense installations Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC). The U.S. Army Energy Initiatives Task Force (EITF) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and … [Read more...]
Army Civilian Develops Interview Method to Help Unlock Memories, Reduce Revictimization
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (Aug. 4, 2014) - A revolutionary approach to interviewing sexual assault victims, created by a Fort Leonard Wood researcher, is obtaining more information about crimes -- potentially leading to more offender prosecutions. Russell Strand, Behavioral Sciences Education and Training Division chief, U.S. Army Military Police School, developed the Forensic … [Read more...]
Rapid Equipping Force, PEO Soldier Test Targeting Device at White Sands Missile Range
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. (July 31, 2014) - The U.S. Army's Rapid Equipping Force, in partnership with PEO Soldier, along with PEO Soldier's Project Management Office PM Soldier Sensors and Lasers, conducted a test in the mountains overlooking White Sands Missile Range, in mid-July. This test was to evaluate the capabilities of a developmental Hand Held Precision … [Read more...]
Investment in Education Needed, Says Vice Chief of Staff
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 31, 2014) - America ranking 19th worldwide in math, reading and science is a national security issue, said the Army's vice chief of staff. Gen. John F. Campbell spoke Tuesday afternoon at the National Training Seminar of the Military Child Education Coalition. He was referring to an international assessment that measures the performance of … [Read more...]
Army Tests Officer Scientist and Engineer Program
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (July 31, 2014) - A partnership between the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command has led to the establishment of the Officer Scientist and Engineer Program pilot. The OSEP pilot places qualified and willing Army officers with a science, technology, engineering or mathematics doctorate … [Read more...]